Effects of Shoreline Development on Composition and Physical Structure of Plants in a South Carolina High Marsh

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-66

  Noe, Zofia ^a   Jackson, Jennifer ^a   Hutchens, John J ^a   Walters, Keith ^a   Luken, James O ^a   Godwin, Kevin S ^a  

^a Wall College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal development; Juncus roemerianus; Murrells inlet estuary; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISTURBANCE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOMASS; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SHORELINE CHANGE; ZINC;

MURRELLS INLET; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS;

EID: 84893682420     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-013-9659-3     Document Type: Article

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